"Dad's Coming!"

published 1873

after Winslow Homer

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

Winslow Homer

Artist After, American, 1836 - 1910

The image shows three individuals. One person is sitting on an overturned boat, facing away from the viewer towards the sea. The person wears a wide-brimmed straw hat, a dark long-sleeved top, and light-colored pants. The second person, a woman, is standing in profile while holding a child in her arms. The woman has dark hair tied back and wears a long dark dress with a lighter apron. The child has short hair and wears a striped outfit with buttons down the back. In the background, there is a view of the sea with sailboats, low clouds in the sky, fishing nets, and barrels on the rocky beach.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Avalon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 x 34.7 cm (9 1/4 x 13 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.3 x 40.5 cm (11 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.31.120

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foster 1936, no. 111

  • Series Title

    From "Harper's Weekly", November 1, 1873, p.969

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1936

  • Foster, Allen Evarts. "A check list of illustrations by Winslow Homer in 'Harper's Weekly' and other periodicals." Bulletin of the New York Public Library 40 (1936): 842-852. Separately published New York: New York Public Library, 1936.

1969

  • Gelman 1969, no.243.

1977

  • Kelsey 1977, no.228.

Inscriptions

lower center: "DAD'S COMING!"-Drawn by Winslow Homer.-[See Poem on Page 970.]

Wikidata ID

Q74072901

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